Ingenico announced that the Russian retail chain Sedmoy Kontinent (English: The Seventh Continent) is now able to accept VISA payWave cards thanks to its contactless terminals. The Ingenico solution is based on the iPP320 terminal, which features increased robustness – one million clicks on every key, smart card reader with guaranteed 500,000 inserts, a clear […]

GlobalPlatform announced that it will hold a one-day training session in Nice, France that will educate participants on the role of GlobalPlatform Specifications in mobile contactless services. The training session, titled “GlobalPlatform for Contactless,” will take place on September 26 at the B4 Nice Plaza. Key topics will include how GlobalPlatform’s technology supports the mobile […]

Nokia has unveiled its first two Windows 8 handsets – the NFC-enabled Lumia 920 and Lumia 820. The flagship Lumia 920 (pictured) features a 4.5-inch Nokia PureMotion HD+ WXGA IPS LCD display, Nokia’s largest ever 2000mAh battery with integrated Qi wireless charging, 1.5GHz Dual Core Snapdragon S4 processor and embedded NFC. The 920 also debuts […]

As the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) movement gains traction among companies looking to incorporate mobile technology into their systems, a study finds that 71% of businesses that do enable employees to use their own mobile devices do not have policies and procedures for BYOD deployment and security. The study, conducted by security awareness training […]

South African document management company Meniko has developed a new product called GreenBox that’s capable of biometric ID management, reports ITWeb. Developed with Ideco Biometric Security Solutions, GreenBox combines multiple types of ID collection, including a camera, fingerprint reader, document scanner and other features to manage identity verification from the same device. It enables companies […]

NFC software solutions provider Stollman announced a partnership with Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions, an automotive infotainment company, and Funkwerk Dabendorf, a mobile communication solutions provider for the automotive industry, to enable the integration of smart phones into cars via NFC. The Germany-based partners say they will jointly develop a solution that combines NFC, Wireless […]

Innometriks Inc. will be showcasing Lumidigm’s multispectral imaging capabilities at the ASIS security convention. Among the products it’s displaying and demonstrating will be the Innometriks Rhino reader. This authentication product uses Lumidigm’s fingerprint biometrics reading capabilities and can function in difficult weather and environments. The fingerprint sensors use multispectral imaging technology to read fingerprints on […]

Orange and Barclaycard are ready to release the first Android smart phone compatible with their Quick Tap contactless payments service. From its debut in May, 2011, Quick Tap has been available only on the Samsung Tocco and Samsung Wave 578. In April, it was announced that Quick Tap would be expanded to NFC-enabled Android handsets. […]

DeviceFidelity has announced a number of updates for its moneto mobile wallet service: A new app feature, “Money Move,” enables iPhone and Android moneto users to send peer-to-peer money transfers to other moneto users free of charge. The moneto microSD card for Android now comes with 4GB of additional storage, and is supported on several […]

Google Wallet may soon move beyond payments and loyalty to incorporate tickets, credentials and other things cluttering your physical wallet, according to Robin Dua, head of product management for Google Wallet. Taking a page out of Apple’s Passbook, the expanded Google Wallet would hold all kinds of digitized information – from boarding passes to work […]